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The FAA earlier this month awarded Cessna the type certification paperwork necessary for the company to keep its Model 525 Citation CJ1+ on schedule for first customer deliveries during the last quarter of 2005, according to the company. The new type’s certification — actually a growth version of the CJ1 — was earned after slightly […]

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With the idea of using business jets for loosely scheduled, per-seat charter transportation heating up, passengers wanting to travel to and from Aspen, Colo., will soon have even more options when Dallas, Texas-based Perfect Jet begins operations on June 30. Presently set to operate on Thursdays and Sundays, Perfect Jet will offer $1,750 (one-way) seats […]

Also at Paris this week, Honeywell announced the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and France’s Direction Gnrale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC) have given initial approvals to the company’s Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS) in Europe. EASA issued a Supplemental Type Certificate covering RAAS installation on Learjet 31, 35, 36, 55 and 60 series aircraft […]

The Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) has been around for some time, becoming almost ubiquitous in airline cockpits and aboard high-end business jets, especially those with intercontinental range. But, “Currently, individuals with inexpensive radio scanners and freeware available through the Internet are able to monitor unsecure ACARS message transmissions,” said Frank Daly, president […]

On June 8, a Florida jury decided that Bombardier’s Learjet unit was not liable for the Oct. 25, 1999, crash of a Learjet 35 that killed professional golfer Payne Stewart, three other passengers and both crewmembers. The golfer’s family had brought suit against the manufacturer in an Orlando, Fla. court — the jet’s departure point […]

June 1 saw Dassault Falcon Jet celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Little Rock, Ark., completion center, which has seen projects as varied as configuring Falcon 200s for a then-fledgling all-cargo carrier known as Federal Express and will soon see brand-new Falcon 7Xs rolling out. According to Dassault, the facility is the main completion center […]

Also at Paris, Aerion — the people working to bring a supersonic business jet (SSBJ) to market — updated the industry on its efforts, which were first announced in October 2004. According to the company, Aerion’s SSBJ could enter service as early as 2011, if its “detailed design and flight-test effort” continues without delay. “There […]

German airframer Grob, well-known throughout general aviation for its sailplanes and light aircraft, this week at the Paris Air Show announced plans to market a new light business jet, the Grob SPn Utility Jet. Billed as “combining the performance and passenger comfort of a light business jet with the operational versatility of a turboprop,” Grob’s […]